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Recent Examples of decertify
The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the second concerted effort to decertify the union since it was voted in by teachers in 2017.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
As Sportico recently explained, the players could also decertify or disclaim interest, meaning the WNBPA would no longer serve as their exclusive bargaining representative.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the second concerted effort to decertify the union since it was voted in by teachers in 2017.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
As Sportico recently explained, the players could also decertify or disclaim interest, meaning the WNBPA would no longer serve as their exclusive bargaining representative.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
Verb
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The Department of Justice filed suit over those policies in a New Jersey federal court on Monday, asking a judge to invalidate the executive order and issue an injunction to prohibit the state from enforcing it.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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With immense uncertainty over whether tens of billions in refunds will be due to companies who’ve been paying the tariffs the Supreme Court just invalidated, a legal cloud over this new tariff gambit will do nothing to induce more businesses to invest with confidence in growth.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Their ballots spindled and nullified.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Later, during the power play, Hughes delivered a high stick of his own to Bo Horvat that nullified the remainder of the power play.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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House Bill 1362 would disqualify anyone who had certain financial or business interests in any state agency.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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